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Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank

Community Specialty: Commercial IA FDIC cert 9298

Manchester, IA

1484 banks in Community tier nationally 58 in IA
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Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank faces 1 concern requiring attention

Key Strengths

Areas where this bank excels compared to peers

No key strengths identified

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Flatlined Growth: Bottom 7% in Community

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $593.8M
-1.7% YoY -4.6% QoQ
-$797.7M $1.4B
+2.0% YoY
$554.4M
+4.9% YoY
$5.9B
+6.5% YoY
Bottom 14% in tier
Total Loans ? $428.0M
+2.7% YoY +5.0% QoQ
-$547.5M $975.5M
+2.4% YoY
$379.4M
+5.5% YoY
$3.1B
+8.5% YoY
19%
Total Deposits ? $514.0M
+0.1% YoY -5.5% QoQ
-$650.6M $1.2B
+1.7% YoY
$463.0M
+4.7% YoY
$4.7B
+6.3% YoY
15%
Return on Assets ? 0.71%
-32.5% YoY +20.4% QoQ
-0.45% 1.16%
+17.2% YoY
1.18%
+29.0% YoY
1.12%
+15.6% YoY
20%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.20%
+16.6% YoY +2.5% QoQ
+0.53% 3.66%
+9.1% YoY
3.37%
+11.5% YoY
3.75%
+7.1% YoY
77%
Efficiency Ratio ? 65.44%
+0.2% YoY +5.7% QoQ
+2.80% 62.63%
-5.3% YoY
59.86%
-8.6% YoY
65.09%
-5.1% YoY
39%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.36%
-80.5% YoY -55.0% QoQ
-0.27% 0.63%
+18.3% YoY
0.57%
+48.1% YoY
0.66%
+20.3% YoY
56%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 83.26%
+2.6% YoY +11.2% QoQ
+0.19% 83.06%
+0.3% YoY
79.50%
+1.5% YoY
78.04%
+0.7% YoY
55%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 26.75%
+4.7% YoY +5.6% QoQ
+5.70% 21.05%
-0.9% YoY
18.11%
-1.9% YoY
21.79%
-1.3% YoY
75%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.26%
-79.6% YoY -50.4% QoQ
-0.24% 0.50%
+20.3% YoY
0.44%
+46.5% YoY
0.48%
+20.8% YoY
58%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 14.04%
-1.0% YoY -7.0% QoQ
+3.79% 10.24%
-0.6% YoY
8.07%
-1.4% YoY
9.75%
-1.9% YoY
68%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.27%
+0.4% YoY +45.3% QoQ
-0.47% 0.74%
-1.3% YoY
0.46%
+1.9% YoY
0.65%
+0.6% YoY
19%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (1)

Flatlined Growth

risk
#17 of 245 · Bottom 7% in Community

Asset growth stalled (-2% to +2% YoY) despite healthy profitability (>0.25% ROA). Suggests untapped opportunity or strategic drift worth investigating.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 0.71%
(Tier: 1.16%, National: 1.12%)
worse than tier avg
245 of 245 Community banks match · 308 nationally
↓ Shrinking -35 banks QoQ

Metric Rankings

How this bank ranks across all 12 tracked metrics. Switch cohort to compare against different peer sets.

Strengths: Metrics in the top 25% (75th percentile or higher) Concerns: Metrics in the bottom 25%

Comparing against 1484 peers in Community tier

Top Strengths

77
Net Interest Margin
Current: 4.20% · Tier avg: 3.66%
77th pctile
75
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
Current: 26.75% · Tier avg: 21.05%
75th pctile
68
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
Current: 14.04% · Tier avg: 10.24%
68th pctile
58
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
Current: 0.26% · Tier avg: 0.50%
58th pctile
56
Delinquency Rate
Current: 0.36% · Tier avg: 0.63%
56th pctile
55
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
Current: 83.26% · Tier avg: 83.06%
55th pctile
39
Efficiency Ratio
Current: 65.44% · Tier avg: 62.63%
39th pctile
20
Return on Assets
Current: 0.71% · Tier avg: 1.16%
20th pctile
19
Non-Interest Income / Assets
Current: 0.27% · Tier avg: 0.74%
19th pctile
19
Total Loans
Current: $428.0M · Tier avg: $975.5M
19th pctile
15
Total Deposits
Current: $514.0M · Tier avg: $1.2B
15th pctile
14
Total Assets
Current: $593.8M · Tier avg: $1.4B
14th pctile

Top Weaknesses

14
Total Assets
Current: $593.8M · Tier avg: $1.4B
14th pctile
15
Total Deposits
Current: $514.0M · Tier avg: $1.2B
15th pctile
19
Total Loans
Current: $428.0M · Tier avg: $975.5M
19th pctile
19
Non-Interest Income / Assets
Current: 0.27% · Tier avg: 0.74%
19th pctile
20
Return on Assets
Current: 0.71% · Tier avg: 1.16%
20th pctile
39
Efficiency Ratio
Current: 65.44% · Tier avg: 62.63%
39th pctile
55
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
Current: 83.26% · Tier avg: 83.06%
55th pctile
56
Delinquency Rate
Current: 0.36% · Tier avg: 0.63%
56th pctile
58
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
Current: 0.26% · Tier avg: 0.50%
58th pctile
68
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
Current: 14.04% · Tier avg: 10.24%
68th pctile
75
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
Current: 26.75% · Tier avg: 21.05%
75th pctile
77
Net Interest Margin
Current: 4.20% · Tier avg: 3.66%
77th pctile
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